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To The Land of Long Lost Friends

To The Land of Long Lost Friends 2

by Alexander McCall Smith
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Publication Date: 01/11/2020
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The next charming and heartwarming installment in the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series, from bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith. This is Mma Ramotswe's twentieth wonderful adventure.

The latest installment from the beloved The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series...

To The Land of Long Lost Friends

Mr J.L. B. Matekoni usually steers clear of Mma Ramotswe's cases, but on this occasion he is approached by a client of the garage who tells a tale of woe. This man has entrusted his brother to oversee the building of a house, yet the project is complete and now the brother won't leave. How is he to get him to move on? Surprisingly, Mr Polopetsi comes to the rescue.

Elsewhere, a woman with a troublesome daughter comes to see Mma Ramotswe, and Mma Ramotswe finds herself trying to reconcile the two. Finally, Charlie is still enamoured of Queenie-Queenie. She, however, has developed a fancy for Fanwell. With the threat of an awkward love triangle looming, Mma Makutsi gets involved and so do her shoes...

ISBN:
9781408711118
9781408711118
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-11-2020
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
234x154x22mm
Weight:
0.3kg
Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and most popular authors. His career has been a varied one: for many years he was a professor of Medical Law and worked in universities in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Then, after the publication of his highly successful No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which has sold over twenty million copies, he devoted his time to the writing of fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over forty languages and become bestsellers through the world.

The series include the Scotland Street novels, first published as a serial novel in The Scotsman, the Sunday Philosophy Club series starring Isabel Dalhousie, the von Igelfeld series, and the new Corduroy Mansions novels. Alexander is also the author of collections of short stories, academic works, and over thirty books for children.

He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the British Book Awards Author of the Year Award in 2004 and a CBE for service to literature in 2007. He holds honorary doctorates from nine universities in Europe and North America.

Alexander McCall Smith lives in Edinburgh. He is married to a doctor and has two daughters.

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“She had already had a cup of tea at home before she left for the office, but that was no reason not to have one now. A cup of tea usually restored perspective on things, and that was what she needed now, rather than to sit and think about the ways in which the modern world was ordered. And she was right: a steaming cup of redbush tea was sufficient to banish thoughts of change and decay and to restore the spirits. This was going to be a good day - she was determined to make that so – and she was going to work steadily and efficiently through the list of tasks she had written out for herself.”

To The Land Of Long Lost Friends is the twentieth book in the popular No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Scottish author, Alexander McCall Smith. Attending a traditional Botswana wedding, Precious Ramotswe sees a ghost. Mr JLB Matekoni worries about heat stroke, but the explanation is far simpler, and Precious decides to help her long lost friend with a family problem. An intriguing case results, with theories and advice offered by Mr JLB Matekoni and Charlie as well as Mma Makutsi.

A case of possible adultery which Mma Ramotswe believes to be concluded is taken up by Mma Makutsi, who feels there is more to learn. A puzzling letter is subsequently received and Charlie gives a male perspective. And a charismatic preacher who is very skilled at divesting wealthy ladies of their money is shown the error of his ways.

In a jaw-dropping development, given his meagre resources, Charlie becomes engaged. Mma Makutsi dares to entertain critical thoughts about Mma Ramotswe’s reverence of Seretse Khama. Both Mr JLB Matekoni and Charlie are upbraided for sexist attitudes, although Mma Makutsi does admit her expectations of Charlie might be unreasonably high.

It seems that Mma Makutsi’s pronouncements about excessive meat consumption have had an insidious effect on Mma Ramotswe’s cooking: Mr JLB Matekoni subtly voices mild criticism of the dearth of meat in his meal.

Mma Ramotswe muses on obligation to love your brothers and sisters, even if they “were difficult people, dirty in some cases, selfish and calculating in others, even smelly” and the real difficulty of loving your enemies (Violet Sepotho?). Mma Potokwani enlightens Mr JLB Matekoni on the existence of “deserved calories”.

The story includes a shady scheme, a guilty daughter, a religious charlatan and a certain silver Mercedes Benz. And there is an unexpected addition to the household of Mma Ramotswe and Mr JLB Matekoni, Motholeli and Puso. As always, McCall Smith gives the reader a novel that has humour and wisdom, insightful observations and heartfelt emotion. Delightfully entertaining.
Adjoa Andoh’s narration of the audio version is a joy to listen to.

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Another amusing tale from Botswana

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